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<blockquote data-quote="dru" data-source="post: 1903848" data-attributes="member: 3047">just because a pharmacy has an insane (and I would agree that 700% is firmly within &quot;insane&quot; territory) doesn&#039;t mean that it is price fixing and therefore illegal.&nbsp; i wouldn&#039;t even call it immoral unless it can be shown that Walgreens is colluding with CVS, wal-mart, target, etc. to keep prices high.&nbsp; honestly, this is just a case of a vendor being able to charge what they want and betting on the fact that people will pay it because A.) they don&#039;t know the upfront cost, and B.) they don&#039;t really care anyway since most insurance plans will pick up the cost.I have long advocated for price transparency so that you will know what you will pay for a prescription before you actually have it filled.&nbsp; it would allow for price comparison shopping especially since drug A from store X is pretty much always to be the same quality and effectiveness as drug A from store Y.I&#039;m glad you were able to find a more reasonably priced option.&nbsp; The price disparity between the two shows just how much you (and your insurance) are being taken advantage of by walgreens.&nbsp; hopefully you will continue to use this hometown pharmacy a little more since they apparently treat you so much better</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dru, post: 1903848, member: 3047"] just because a pharmacy has an insane (and I would agree that 700% is firmly within "insane" territory) doesn't mean that it is price fixing and therefore illegal. i wouldn't even call it immoral unless it can be shown that Walgreens is colluding with CVS, wal-mart, target, etc. to keep prices high. honestly, this is just a case of a vendor being able to charge what they want and betting on the fact that people will pay it because A.) they don't know the upfront cost, and B.) they don't really care anyway since most insurance plans will pick up the cost. I have long advocated for price transparency so that you will know what you will pay for a prescription before you actually have it filled. it would allow for price comparison shopping especially since drug A from store X is pretty much always to be the same quality and effectiveness as drug A from store Y. I'm glad you were able to find a more reasonably priced option. The price disparity between the two shows just how much you (and your insurance) are being taken advantage of by walgreens. hopefully you will continue to use this hometown pharmacy a little more since they apparently treat you so much better [/QUOTE]

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